Gatsby PBL

Below is the link to my PBL slides about the Gatsby short film. It highlights the process that we went through to create our film.

Drawing in Engineering 8/10/23

Why is Drawing Important in Engineering Class?

Drawing is important because it helps you test out and sketch your project before you bring it to life.

8/18/23 Drawing in Onshape in Engingeering class

8/31/2023 ELA 

We signed our group contracts and created norms for our project. This will help us work together to complete our assignment efficiently.

9/5/2023 ELA

We started researching and writing how our civilization operated. My civilization was the Aztec. We then started to plan out our play to perform how it operated.

Unit 0 AP World History Reflection

Reflection Answers (Must be detailed and at least one paragraph per response):

1. The neolithic revolution led to many injustices within religion, social classes, and genders. The neolithic revolution led to civilizations, which led to religions and culture, which led to injustices. One example is the caste system, which developed from hinduism. The caste system created harsh social classes, in which you had to fufill your dharma to move up a class. In Athens, they were the much more democratic and developed area, women did not play near as much of a role.

2. There were multiple early neolithic inventions such as farming tools like a hoe, spade, or other tools and ways to make farming more efficient. They also starting making tools out of stone. They even used irrigation to better farm and grow crops. These are the developments that we have built on all of these years.

3. The rise of interregional trade routes such as the Silk Road were a great way to connect civilizations. Each civilization started picking up pieces of other culture through trade and interaction. Universalizing religions such as buddhism and christianity spread through missionaries during trade. This also showed how important it was to have your civilization near water not only for irrigation and drinking water but to be able to move resources for trade.

4. Centralized is one main government or person making decisions, while decentralized is when the government power is into levels.  Examples of centralized governments are France and China. An example of a decentralized government is Finland.

5. 1. Paleolithic was the time of hunting and gathering, when pastoralists would overgraze an area then move on too the next and overgraze again. 2. Neolithic was the transition to civilization and the start of agriculture. People stopped moving as much and started to live in one place. 3. The caste system was a Hindu system in which people were put into harsh social classes. You had to fulfill your dharma in order to move up  a social class. 4. The silk road was one of the first and biggest interregional trade routes. This helped spread cultures between those who traded. 5.  Mesopotamia was the first civilization and many stories match up with those in the Bible such as the story of Noah’s ark. 6. Hammurabi’s Code was one of the earliest codified texts, and it contained very harsh punishments while favoring rich men.

ELA 9/7/2023

Today we developed the plot for a story. We then added our story into this set up. We ended by created characters.

9/12/23 ELA

Today we started to plan out our play with characters. We made sure to use flashbacks and our script is below.

9/14/23

Today we started practicing our scripts and working on including, playable actions. We also learned more about how to make our play better by having Mr. Doyle help us.

9/15/23

Today we finalized our script and practiced reading over our parts together. We also did an IXL and a membean quiz.

Art 9/27

The mandala is used to focus the mind. They are a representation of the universe and a path t enlightenment. Isee balance, pattern, and variety in the mandala. They use a shape that is similar to an atom.

On shape 9-12 Moving into 3d 10/18

Drawing Practice Engineering 9/6

12/4

I can apply useful list methods to alter and access information about a list.

Food for Thought Slides

Art 1/3

Borax is a white powdery substance used as a household cleaner. Its a combination of sodium, boron, and oxygen. You use hot water to super-saturate the borax, and its crystalizes when it cools. My art is dynamic because I used form creatively. 

Abstraction 3/8/2024

People  started using abstraction in art because they could create something that a camera couldn't and it can alter the focus point of an image. This art requires more interpretation compared to African  or Native American arts that use abstraction to show things like emotion. Abstract art can relate to math because certain shapes can portray certain emotions. Data such as what shapes or colors cause what emotions. I think for art I like to work in a more expressive way because that is much more fun